According to Der Spiegel, her journey did not start with the best omens. She left Berlin on Monday night with an hour delay because her plane had broken down and all the respective planes were either locked up or stuck for repair.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Berbock returns to Berlin from Pakistan tonight, as due to her coronavirus infection, her visit to Islamabad was interrupted, and her scheduled visits to Athena and to Anchor.
Her journey, however, is broadcast by the magazine The game, had not started with the best omens. She left Berlin on Monday night with an hour delay because her plane had broken down and all the respective planes were either locked up or stuck for repair.
The “small” Airbus A319, which he finally boarded, had to be refueled on the route and Larnaca was chosen for this purpose.
Ms. Berbock arrived in Islamabad late Tuesday morning, missing her first meeting with German civil society representatives at the German ambassador’s residence.
She went to her hotel and from there to the Pakistani Foreign Ministry to meet with her counterpart.
During the press conference, he praised the Pakistani government for its assistance in removing German collaborators from Afghanistan.
“Through close cooperation, 14,000 people were able to travel to Germany to start a new life. “So I am here mainly to say a thank you,” said the minister.
By the afternoon everything seemed to be evolving again according to schedule. Ms Burbok was due to meet with staff from the Task Force Evacuation Kabul at the German consulate, where the visas of Afghans wishing to travel to Germany were checked.
Somewhere there the delay started. The minister, instead of heading to the consulate, hurried up the stairs to the first floor of the embassy.
Shortly afterwards, her spokesman, Christopher Burger, gathered the reporters who accompanied the minister on her trip.
“I have something to tell you and it is not pleasant. The minister is coronavirus positive“, He said and explained that during the official dinner the minister found that she had lost her taste.
Last Saturday there was a case of coronavirus in her family, with which she came in minimal contact, while she was constantly undergoing tests, which were negative.
Immediately after the positive “quick” test, all the scheduled meetings of Mrs. Berbok in Islamabad were canceled, as well as her visits to Athens today and tomorrow in Ankara.
The minister was isolated in her hotel and underwent a molecular test, which was also positive. In the meantime he had started to show typical flu symptoms.
According to the German Foreign Ministry, Ms. Berbock is returning to Berlin tonight with the government plane, which has a VIP cabin, where she can be isolated. For the trip to Germany, the aircraft will be refueled in Dubai.
